Cybernetic Barrette

摘要

As computer technology becomes more and more integrated into our daily lives, we can imagine a day when microchip implants and nano-robots will provide us with instant Internet access or the ability to fight diseases at the microscopic level. This event, called "the Singularity," will occur when this human/machine interface gives rise to a superintelligence that will make us, in a way, superhuman - kind of like the Borg from Star Trek, only less frightening. Focusing on the Singularity, I designed a barrette with the look of a cerebral implant, right out of science fiction. Since modern cybernetics originated in the 1950s, I wanted to go with a vintage sci-fi look, using a circuit board and a piece of dichroic glass with its dazzling color play to stand for the battery in this futuristic bit of wearable art that looks like wearable tech.